Sweat-band.



L. B. HEADYQ SWEAT BAND.

APPLICATION man ocI.11.19|5.

1,205,990.l l [Pnd Nov. 28,1916.

H By )farm/mim-i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LoUIs 2B. HEADY, or HOUSTON, TEXAS.

Specification of Letters4 Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed October 11, 1915. Serial No. 55,165.

To all lwhom it may concern Be it known that I, Louis B. HEADY, a citizen of the United States, residin at Houston, in the county of Harris and tate of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweat-Bands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sweat bands.

The object of the invention is to provide a band of the character described designed to be secured within a hat to answer the purpose of the ordinary sweat band and which is elastic so that it may be made to bind or grip the head of the wearer and secure the hat firmly on the head.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts, and use, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is an inverted sectional view of a. hat with the band secured therein, Fig. 2 shows an inside view of the hat, and Fig. 3 shows a fragmentary sectional view of the band.

Referring now more particularly to the 5 is formed of thin leather or some other tough flexible material and is arranged in transverse corrugations or folds as illus- 'trated in Fig. l so that the sheath will lengthen and shorten, or in other words. vary in circumference as the elastic band stretches. The lower edge of the sweat band is secured to the hat and said band contracts inwardly so that its inner edge is spaced from the crown of the hat as shown in Fig.

nary sweat band, but in case it is desired to secure the hat more firmly on the head, asin case of a wind or the like, the hat may be pressed downwardly on the head causing the sweat band to stretch and and secure the hat against displacement. The front portion of the sheathwhich rests against the forehead is not corrugated but is made smooth so thatit will not disiigure the face of the wearer.

Vhile I have shown only one form of this device, it is obvious that the construction thereof may be varied Without departing from the principle ofthe invention and I hereby reserve the right to make such structural changes as may be found desirable so long as I keep within the scope of the appended claims.

That .I claim is:

l. A device of the character described including an elastic band, a tubular sheath secured around said band said sheath being formed of non-elastic material and having transverse folds to permit the lengthening and shortening of the elastic band.

2. A device of the character described informed of thin non-elastic flexible material y ysurrounding and secured to said band said sheath having transverse folds throughout the entire circumference thereof so as to permit the sheath to vary in circumference as the band lengthens or shortens, the lower edge of the device being secured within the hat crown and the device contracting inwardly so that its inner and upper edge will be spaced from the crown of the hat.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS B. HEADY.

Witnesses:

J. W. Woons, A. L. CARY.

grip the head. 

